The Jeffco school board gathered for a special meeting Jan. 9 and ultimately decided that closing the school is not a viable option, despite a recommendation from a district committee to shutter the school and send its students to Deer Creek Middle School.

“That wasn’t a solution anymore,” board member Paula Noonan said of the informal vote to remove the option from consideration.

The Jeffco Sheriff’s Office is filing charges against the owner of Mr. Biggs following an incident allegedly involving nudity during a recent fashion show at the business.

Four deputies were performing a routine walk-through Dec. 18 when they discovered about 45 women, some topless and having their bodies painted, behind a curtained-off area at the South Jeffco entertainment center, said sheriff’s spokesman Jim Shires.